The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-06
HOLOCAUSRI
ACrOwded Theater Takes Fire.
4 Delighted, Happy Audience Sud.
denly Face IN Awful Death.
Occupants OF stalls and Pits Escape
After a Dreadful Crushing.
The Flames Oyertake hose 10 the
Galleries and Lofts.
Who. Being Wedged In q Mass, are
Roasted 10 Drath.
AT the Present Zine 1870 Bodies
BaVe Been Recovered.
People Distracted With Anxiety
Wander Absut The streets
The Structure Ruraed a. tae Thea
a.. nA.I "a Hnaa. III. lI..a
Who. Being wedged In q Mass, are
Roasted 10 Death.
At the Present Zine 1870 Bodies
BaVe Been Recovered.
People Distracted With anxiety
Wander Absut The Streets
The Structure Rurned is tne rbcR.
Ter Royal st Exeter. the Bess
Equipped In the Ktss-
dom-uhe Actors
Escaped.

Exeter took Are this evening duriug =
performance Of "Romany Rye" The
occupants OF the pit, after struggle,
escaped, bu. many were greatly it,
jured. There was only one exit from
the gallery, end ,hs crush there was
terrific. ScorsO were trcdien unler
foot aud sufocated. A 6ie eeCape WAS
brought TO q winGow and many inside
were rescued. SIty corpses have
been removed. The injured survivors
were sent to hospital. The mortality
is es,mAtsd at one hundred.
The structure burned wac the Thea.
ter Royal Il vas built after the lalest
designs, and was elaborsiely fitted, be.
iny one Of the pretiieei Ia the kingdom.
There wSs fall house toni. ht, and
everything was oil right until the end
of The third ac', a. 1880 O'clock, when
a drop scene fell, and in moment
the stsgs ves mas Of hfc. A wild
panic ensued. The occupants Of the
stalls, pis and dresa circle egcapld
after q dreadful crushing, mspJ being
badly bruised. This s5tori ard ACT.
resses we're in THAR dressing rooms
when the 6re began, and oil escaped.
The Ace originated In the fles and
spread rapidly, nl!ing the tb,a,er with
smoke. The occupants Of the upper
circle and gallery rus cd to the win.
dove, screaming iraniically. Many
jumped from the windows and were
injured. o,hes were rescued with
the aid Of ladders from the veraud =.
The Are bard fercely, lIghlisg up
the whole city. Pope wtrS soon
fl)cking TO the sOsae In thoulslds, In.
quiring for frieods. Tho sceue inside
toe theater when the frs broke out
was an awful ons. Some men impofed
tbs audience 10 be cool, bat 10 was
impossinle TO check tbs frantic iufh.
The theAtGT hote was brought into
use In few minutes, bit the Wrer
had little t0sct on the 0imea. TIE
actors ard acire tea wefB taken
from tho thealer with tho aid
OF ladderl. Tbey lost every.
hing except what they wore nj The
time, A. the preten. time 1870 bod o.
have been recovered, They are al.
most unrecognEibu. Thirty injured
rrv.stVava la.a k..n f.kag a.. 49,.
piiAla. Tho 6ro burned throughout |
the en.ire night TIE search for bod. !
lee proceeds s'owy. In many cAOs
every shred OF clothing 10 burned on, |
and tho bodies look BLACK and raw |
rh,ro are various reports ~ 10 the |
origin Of the hie. II 10 only
certain that tho flames broke |
out In tho Fcens shlt0iB' de. |
p rimsnt. Thee VITO escaped say
iha, the spetial exit waB promptly |
opened. The f'e brigade arrived 1ye
minutes ailor the breaking out Of tbs
aimes. but the e1irts OF the ffomo1
we're without effect. There were
several thrilling Tsacues. The ma.
jlrIiy Of the victims EoIe men and boys.
About thirty women we're harmed.
When the hre stared the drop tcene
was lowered 10 prevent a draught.
Some Of ihs so.ofs opsned a door 10
tBgape, Clusing the Are 10 bnfAt
through tho drop tc6Hs and 10 ignito
tie gallery. Ths aamei overlook tbs
psople, wlo " sfe wsjgsd IN IN an i'm.
movable mssn, aud roasted them 10
death. Many who were rescued slivo
died soon ai.er being brought out VI
the burning building. The occupants
q the dress circle escaped vllbou
tefious harm.
A Telegram from Exeter a. O'Clock
this morning says that tho FIRE Ia under
control. 0oly the walls oi the otfusi.
urs Ae standing. People disiTactai
With anxiety arJ wandering about the
streets IN the noIghb)hood Of tho the.
ater, In tesich Of friends ahn attended
lsst nlghts periormar This hno.
pitas are besieged b. anxious irquif.
| for iiends. Twenty badly burned
pGrs1ns, Who were admitted 10 hos
pitalB, died q ioW minutes after they
we're received.